What's the fuss all about?
Check this thread out...
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=107998&forum=15&19
People banging on and on about 'The Xpert' by Niel Tobin. I don't think for one moment that someone is that pleased with something that they posted a rave review of it on the Cafe. Then others jump in and go 'ohh its brilliant buy it' - come on, this is just a shameless plug disguised (poorly) as someone who is delighted with it.
Then some poor shmuck gets all frustrated because no one really says what it is.
Here's what I think. It's a magic forum, its members are magicians. No lay person is going to waste their time reading that shit are they? So why not just come out and say "It's a dry erase pen disguised as a sharpie". No one is going to want to get all messy making one and most will want Niel Tobin's book that comes with it so they'll chuck $20 at it anyway.
Good magicians learn not to get suckered by dealer ads. And with the amount of utter garbage that's being sold today, even the poor magicians are being more careful with what they spend their cash on.
I don't think any sales would be lost if they just said what it is. Magicians can figure the value out for themselves.
MW.
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=107998&forum=15&19
People banging on and on about 'The Xpert' by Niel Tobin. I don't think for one moment that someone is that pleased with something that they posted a rave review of it on the Cafe. Then others jump in and go 'ohh its brilliant buy it' - come on, this is just a shameless plug disguised (poorly) as someone who is delighted with it.
Then some poor shmuck gets all frustrated because no one really says what it is.
Here's what I think. It's a magic forum, its members are magicians. No lay person is going to waste their time reading that shit are they? So why not just come out and say "It's a dry erase pen disguised as a sharpie". No one is going to want to get all messy making one and most will want Niel Tobin's book that comes with it so they'll chuck $20 at it anyway.
Good magicians learn not to get suckered by dealer ads. And with the amount of utter garbage that's being sold today, even the poor magicians are being more careful with what they spend their cash on.
I don't think any sales would be lost if they just said what it is. Magicians can figure the value out for themselves.
MW.
posted by Mr Whack at
2:16 PM
3 Comments:
Who in the blue hell is Scott Kahn?
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Mr Whack, at 2:53 PM
I feel like a total dumbass for having swallowed the hype --and SO many people said so much about it--and bought it. It went right into the drawer. The big give-away should have been that it was based on a Kenton Knepper idea. My rule is buy books and DVD's, not tricks --I should have stuck to it.
I agree; What's wrong with simply describing the item and letting the purchaser decide how useful it is?
By
Anonymous, at 6:44 PM
Well, I picked it up at a magic auction for $2. I still feel ripped off!
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Tony Eye, at 10:56 AM
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